Busan Gijang County Mayor Oh Gyuseok, who denied the 'Superintendent candidacy rumor,' says, "If he says he won't run, then why on earth?"

Statement on Withdrawal from Candidacy to Be Announced on the 25th Amid Some Media's 'Distorted Reporting'

Analysis of County Governor Oh's Check by Certain Political Forces' 'Media Play'

Statement of Oh Gyu-seok, Mayor of Gijang County, on Not Running in the Busan Metropolitan City Superintendent of Education Election.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Oh Gyu-seok, the mayor of Busan's Gijang County, has clearly stated his intention not to run in the superintendent of education election.

Mayor Oh is expected to focus on autonomous administration until the end of his term next year and decide on his future political career thereafter.

With the local elections to elect heads of local governments and superintendents of education just a year away, rumors about his candidacy for superintendent of education surfaced in the media, but Mayor Oh put an end to them.

On the 25th, Mayor Oh issued a statement declaring that he has no intention of running in next year's Busan Superintendent of Education election, dismissing recent reports by a local media outlet about his possible candidacy.

In his statement, Mayor Oh reiterated, “I clearly declare to the citizens of Busan that I will absolutely not run in the Busan Superintendent of Education election.”

He explained that although he has repeatedly expressed his intention not to run when asked about the superintendent election, some media outlets reported with different intentions, causing harm to the current superintendent and the education community, which he could no longer overlook?this was the reason for issuing the statement.

Mayor Oh concluded his statement by saying, “I will devote myself more to the development of Gijang County and the happiness of its 176,000 residents,” and “As for my future course, I will follow the will and call of the respected citizens of Gijang County.”

Having served three consecutive terms as mayor since 2010, Mayor Oh is barred from running in next year’s local government election due to term limits, despite strong local support and public opinion.

Because of this, the rumors about his candidacy for superintendent of education have arisen and been distorted regardless of his own intentions.

It is widely analyzed that certain political forces are using “media play” to check Mayor Oh in order to prevent his entry into politics.

Given Mayor Oh’s style of setting administrative goals and relentlessly focusing on work, it is expected that he will not clarify his future plans until his term ends next year.

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